Closing the department requires an act of Congress, but Trump could make it nearly impossible for remaining employees to carry out their work, much like at USAID.
  • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
    7·
    1 day ago

    Congress managed twice.

    The senate refused to punish.

    Impeachment is the guilty result of the congress trial. Sentencing is the senates job.

    • Midnitte@beehaw.orgEnglish
      2·
      23 hours ago

      Ah apologies, that’s fair enough and I amend my statement.

      Congress refuses to convict you

      • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        22 hours ago

        Sorry but still not correct.

        To convict is to find guilty. The senate did that. Twice. And that is all the constitution allows congress to do.

        The senate is required to then sentence the Impeached (Meaning: Convicted of an impeachable offence) to sentence. This is when refusal happened.

        So “The senate refused to sentence you” would be the accurate correction.

        The founding father set it up that way, intentional to prevent any one branch having the power to remove the executive branch. “Separation of powers”